2010 The UK’s largest event dedicated to the design & construction of schools MeetMeet the the project project leaders leaders School design is key to pupil PAGE 5 success, say headteachers PAGE 8 Over FREE! Headteachers seminar theatre PAGE 4 300 exhibitors! Keynote addresses from: Lord Puttnam, Paul Finch, CABE, Tim Byles, PfS and Baroness Morris of Yardley, PAGE 2-3 Panel discussions with: Barry Sheerman MP, Judith Bennett, National Governors’ Association Malcolm Trobe, Association of School and And lots College Leaders PAGE 2-3 more! Book your place today at: buildingschools.co.uk Platinum sponsors Gold sponsors Event partners Media partners pantone 349 Conference programme on the experience of two award winning local authorities and their schools and partners. Speakers will include: BSEC 2010 includes a two-day Chair: Nina Woodcock, head of capital programmes, Becta paid for conference Steve Moss, strategic director for ICT, Partnerships for Schools Penny Patterson, senior inspector ICT futures, London Borough of Havering Marcus Orlovsky, founder member and director, The BSEC conference runs over two days Richard Ayre, vice principal, Brittons School and Bryanston Square and attracts almost 1,000 delegates. The Technology College, Havering Thoughts of a former headteacher latest programme is detailed below: James Grant, Sheffield BSF manager, Civica Glynis Gower, former headteacher of Penistone Grammar School & educationalist with BAM PPP 3. Sustainability 12.40 – 13.40 Lunch and exhibition viewing By next February the DCSF Zero Carbon [Schools] Task Force will make significant 13.40 Panel: Schools capital programmes for Day one announcements impacting contractors. Attend the future this session to discover the requirements, and Wednesday 24 February Gain insight on what future government means to achieve them through the award policy could mean for the nature of future winning Acharacle primary school. investment in the schools estate, including the 09.00 Exhibition opens: coffee and registration nature of a new academies programme and Speakers will include: how the fundamental need for investment Chair: Robin Nicholson, chairman of the DCSF 09.45 The morning plenary session can be reconciled with the imperative of cost Zero Carbon [Schools] Task Force (Platinum room 1+2+3+4) improvement. John Easton, principal, sustainability, Archial Vic Ebdon, BSF programme director, Devon Setting the scene for BSEC 2010 David Bill, head of public sector, Mace Group County Council Professor Stephen Heppell, heppell.net Tim Byles, chief executive, Partnerships for George Martin, head of sustainability, Willmott Stephen’s enormous contribution to learning Schools Dixon and ICT includes helping to shape government Anna Fazackerley, head of education & arts & Martin Mayfield,director, Arup policy through his involvement in the Stevenson culture units, Policy Exchange Sarah McCarrick, technical consultant, BRE Report. Benefit from his further experience Sir Bruce Liddington, former schools Global as sponsor of Portland Academy, the first commissioner for England and director general, academic to be selected for such a role. EACT 4. Academies Barry Sheerman MP, chairman of the children, Discover what key influencers feel is challenging Fostering tomorrow’s creatives schools and families select committee in the current programme, and what they Lord Puttnam, film producer and education Justin Slater, former policy & programme advise in terms of maximising the effectiveness philanthropist director with Partnerships for Schools of the relationship between sponsor, local David Puttnam’s many award winning films authority and contractor to deliver and include The Mission, the Killing Fields, Local Hero, 14.20 Break and exhibition viewing manage outstanding academies. Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, and the Memphis Belle. David now focuses on Speakers will include: his work in education and the environment, and 15.30 Delegates choice Chair: Geoffrey Davies, consultant, lewissilkin, will outline how future learning has the potential Five sessions allowing more detailed interaction and board member, ULT to shape a generation of world-beating British and discussion on specific topics: Charles Parker, academies advisor, Partnerships creative talent. for Schools Philip Gillard, principal and education practice Partnerships for Schools 1. Design area leader, Gensler Tim Byles, chief executive, Partnerships for This CABE workshop focuses on primary school Bill Watkin, operational director, SSAT Schools refurbishment. The first 100 BSEC delegates Find out the key points new schools and local choosing to participate will be split into groups 5. Learning from Denmark authorities entering need to know, how capital of 10, each facilitated by a CABE enabler to Institutions like Hellerup school and Ørestad programmes will be delivered in the current look at two schools. The first is Firs Hill, addressing college are setting new standards in economic climate, and how PfS’ assumption the challenge of refurbishing with a small architectural design that corresponds to new of all programmes is enabling a ‘single school budget over a long period of time. The second visions of content, subject matter, organization, capital conversation’ between the public and is Burnham Copse campus, where delegates and learning systems. This session features private sectors. will be invited to identify constraints and leading actors in the reform of Denmark’s opportunities from plans and photos, before schools system. Ensuring design quality in the teeth of the the project architect from Hampshire presents recession what was actually done. Speakers will include: Paul Finch, chair, CABE Morten Schmidt, founding partner, schmidt Design quality in BSF is arguably a bellwether for CABE’s enablers will include: hammer lassen architects standards in all public buildings. Hear CABE’s Peter Maxwell, head of enabling public Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder and principal incoming chair set out his top priorities for buildings, CABE architect, 3XN, Denmark his term of office, and how CABE will ensure Julian Weyer, partner, CF Møller architects, standards will not drop. 2. ICT in the BSF programme Denmark Audience questions and answers Schools and local authorities need to have a Jensby Lange, chief consultants, Grontmij long term vision and strategy for the role of I Carl Bro Future Schools, Denmark 11.05 – 11.45 Coffee and exhibition viewing technology in education and this needs to be considered before focusing on the design of 17.00 Exhibition viewing time Ty Goddard, chief executive, BCSE buildings. This session includes input from Becta 17.30 Happy hour networking drinks J’accuse, what’s wrong with what we’re doing and Partnerships for Schools and also focuses 18.30 Close of day one Book now at: buildingschools.co.uk 2 Limited conference places still available... Book now at: buildingschools.co.uk programmes, and their effectiveness to date. contractors involved. Day two Panellists will include: Speakers will include: Thursday 25 February Judith Bennett, chair, National Governors’ Philip Watson, head of education, Atkins Association George McQueen, BSF director, Darlington Bob Johnson, national official - salaries, pensions Borough Council and conditions of service, NASUWT David Ackroyd, headteacher, Northwood 09.00 Exhibition opens: coffee and registration John Troake, National Association of Head Primary School Teachers Julia McCabe, capital projects manager 10.00 The morning plenary session Malcolm Trobe, policy director, Association of (school place planning and assets), Darlington School and College Leaders Borough Council The school as the keystone of the community Steve Dunham, client representative, London Tony McGuirk, chairman, BDP 13.40 Lunch and exhibition viewing Borough of Ealing Presenting the opportunity for architects and Von Smith, headteacher, John Perryn School urban designers to transform society through Ana Matic, project architect, Penoyre & Prasad adventurous design, by working collaboratively 15.00 Delegates choice Steve Harnett, construction manager, Willmott with the community. Featuring key features of Five sessions allowing more detailed interaction Dixon BDP’s vertical schools, including the Hampden and discussion on specific topics: Gurney school, the Bridge Academy, and the 9. Interiors and remodelling, getting more University of Sunderland. for less 6. ICT Discover how designers and contractors are The view from the contractor See real-time demonstrations of learning achieving vital cost reductions by transforming Mike Peasland, group managing director, scenarios using next generation ICT & ILT existing buildings through use of furniture, fixtures Balfour Beatty devices and applications which reflect and equipment, whilst managing to avoid a Learn the current thinking from one of the major students’ increasing use of integrated social ‘two tier’ building classification. contractors on the likelihood of projects to media. What does this mean for the future of reach financial close in today’s economy, how school? Speakers will include: ‘healthy’ the LEP model is, whether we will see a Chair: Marcus Orlovsky, founder member and substantial shift from PFI to direct procurement, Speakers will include: director, Bryanston Square and what this means for the contractor’s ability Tim Rudd, senior researcher, futurelab Anthony Langan, director, Aedas to form strong, lasting relationships with LEAs, Tony Parkin, head of ICT development, SSAT teachers,